Updated: September 29, 2013

What's New:

Golfing Mini-Breaks

TheNew Forest has many Golf Courses. We have put together a selection of new
forest accommodations that cater for the Golfing enthusiast and their Families.
Many are keen Golfers themselves and I know of at least One professional golfing
family that are new forest bed and breakfast hosts.

Updated: July 02, 2013

New Forest Accommodation - Lymington

ABOUT Lymington New Forest, Hampshire, UK.

Lymington is a port on the west bank of the Lymington River on the Solent, in
the New Forest district of Hampshire, England. It is to the east of the South
East Dorset conurbation, and faces Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight which is
connected to it by a car ferry, operated by Wightlink. The town has a large
tourist industry, based on proximity to the New Forest and the harbour. It is a
major yachting centre with three marinas. According to the 2001 census the
Lymington urban area had a population of about 14,000.

The earliest settlement in the Lymington area was around the Iron Age fort known
today as Buckland Rings. The hill and ditches of this fort still remain, and an
archaeological excavation of part of the Walls was carried out there in 1935. It
has been dated to around the sixth century BC. There is also another supposed
Iron Age site at nearby Ampress Hole. Evidence for later settlement (as opposed
to occupation) however is sparse before Domesday. Lymington itself began as an
Anglo-Saxon village. The Jutes arrived in what is now South West Hampshire from
the Isle of Wight in the 6th century and founded a settlement called limentun.
The OE word tun means a farm or hamlet whilst Limen is believed to be a
corruption of a Celtic word *lemana meaning elm-tree.

The town is recorded in the Domesday book of 1086 as "Lentune". About 1200 the
lord of the manor, William de Redvers created the borough of New Lymington
around the present quay and High Street whilst Old Lymington comprised the rest
of the parish. He gave the town its first charter and the right to hold a
market. The town became a Parliamentary Borough in 1585 returning two MPs until
1832 when its electoral base was expanded. Lymington continued to return two MPs
until the Second Reform Act of 1867 when its representation was reduced to one.
On the passage of the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 Lymington's parliamentary
representation was merged with the New Forest Division.

From the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century Lymington was famous for making
salt. Saltworks comprised almost a continuous belt along the coast toward Hurst
Spit.

In the eighteenth and early nineteenth century Lymington possessed a military
depot that included a number of foreign troops - mostly artillery but including
several militia regiments. At the time of the Napoleonic Wars the King's German
Legion was based here. As well as Germans and Dutch, there were French émigrés
and French regiments were raised to take part in the ill fated Quiberon bay
expedition (1795), from which few returned.

From the early nineteenth century it had a thriving shipbuilding industry,
particularly associated with Thomas Inman the builder of the schooner Alarm,
which famously raced the American yacht America in 1851. Much of the town centre
is Victorian and Georgian, with narrow cobbled streets, giving an air of
quaintness. The wealth of the town at the time is represented in its
architecture.

Lymington particularly promotes stories about its smuggling history; there are
unproven stories that under the High Street are smugglers' tunnels that run from
the old inns to the town quay.

Lymington was one of the boroughs reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act
1835. In addition to the original town, 1932 saw a major expansion of the
borough, to add Milton (previously an urban district) and the parishes of
Milford on Sea and Pennington, and parts of other parishes, from Lymington Rural
District - this extended the borough west along the coast to the border with
Christchurch.

Under the Local Government Act 1972 the borough of Lymington was abolished on
April 1, 1974, becoming an unparished area in the district of New Forest, with
Charter Trustees. The area was subsequently parished as the four parishes of New
Milton, Lymington and Pennington, Milford-on-Sea and Hordle.

Due to changes in planning legislation, many traditional areas of the town have
been redeveloped; older houses have been demolished and replaced with new blocks
of flats and retirement homes. In a Channel 5 programme, Lymington received the
accolade of 'best town on the coast' (in front of Sandbanks) in the UK for
living, due to its beautiful scenery, strong transport links and low crime
levels.

Lymington New Forest Hospital opened in 2007, replacing the earlier Lymington
Hospital.

The High Street and ChurchThe high street has seen rapid change over the last
few years, with an increasing presence of chain stores and coffee shop
franchises. The result is that the town has many shops, catering for tourists
and sailing enthusiasts alike.

Lymington has a wide range of shops and a large street market on the High
Street, as well as three supermarkets: Waitrose, Tesco, and M&S Simply Food.
Local campaigns have resulted in the rejection of proposals for the opening of
branches of the Argos retail and in 2010 the Wetherspoon's pub chains. The story
relating to the alleged "refusal" by the council to allow Argos to trade in
Lymington which in turn gave rise to the "Snootiest Town" label, was later to be
proved incorrect. According to Town Council Argos did not need to seek
permission to open in a store that already had the benefit of retail Planning
Permission (Waitrose Plc). No petition against an Argos store was ever handed to
the Council and no permission to trade in the town by the Argos Group was ever
needed or sought. This episode, however, was greatly exploited and somewhat
embellished by the National Media.

There is a local market every Saturday, which takes place in the main High
Street. The market is fairly typical for southern England, selling a selection
of general household items, craft items and a selection of food produce from the
local area. It now takes part in the New Forest producers markets and they are
held at the Masonic hall once a month in game season.

As with the rest of the British Isles and South of England, Lymington
experiences a maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters. The nearest
official Metoffice weather station for which online records are available is
Everton , about 2 miles to the West of the town centre. Thanks to its position
near the South Coast, sunshine levels are high relative to the majority of the
rest of England, and severe frost unusual, with temperature the coldest recorded
temperature in 43 years of records no lower than −11.1 °C (12.0 °F) (Set in
January 1963). The highest locally recorded temperature was 33.5 °C (92.3 °F) in
June 1976.

Luxurious accommodation and public areas, with a range of
extra facilities and a multilingual service available.
Guests are greeted at the hotel entrance. High quality menu
and wine list.

Awareness of each guest's needs with nothing being too much
trouble. All bedrooms are en suite or have a private
bathroom (from 1 January 2008). Excellent quality beds and
furnishings. Breakfast includes specials/home-made items,
high quality ingredients, and fresh local produce.

Peel House Lymington, luxury bed and breakfast

Peel House Luxury B&B
Elaine Harrison runs the B&B assisted by her husband Peter and would
be delighted to hear from you and can assure you of a warm and
friendly welcome and a very pleasant stay with us.
We know the area well and can provide any assistance you require to
ensure a wonderful stay with us at Peel House.

We can be contacted on:

Telephone: 01590 610797

Fax: 01590 610797

Mobile: 07879 474475

Email: stay@lymingtonbandb.com

The Lilies New Forest Cottage

The Lillie's is a luxury cottage situated in a
peaceful location 3 minutes from the new forest and 2
minutes from the famous harbour and yachting marina of
Lymington Quay. We are a small family run business with a
warm, friendly atmosphere. The accommodation comprises of a
double bedroom and a single bedroom with further sleeping
area possible utilising the hidden bedded area in the large
living area. A sitting room with TV and DVD , bathroom with
bath and shower and a beautiful courtyard garden all for
your own private use. You can pick up a network of
restaurants and pubs just a short walk away.
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Bed and breakfast

Mrs. Paula Farrell proprietor looks
forward to welcoming you to her home where she is able to
offer you a lovely double room with en-suite shower room.
This delightful room is on the ground floor and has colour
television, tea and coffee making facilitates and for the
colder days full central heating. Paula holds Food Hygiene
Certificate and you can be sure of a lovely breakfast, she
will cater for all diets if notice is given in advance.